Jérôme d'Ambrosio

Formula 1 driver

Vital statistics for Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Nationality	BEL
Birthplace	Etterbeek, Belgium
Born	27 December 1985
Age	37
F1 debut	Australian Grand Prix, 2011

Jérôme D'Ambrosio spent one full season with the Marussia team in 2011, before being signed as reserve driver for Lotus. He appeared at the Italian Grand Prix for the Lotus team, replacing the banned Romain Grosjean for one race only.

F1 biography

Jérôme first came to F1 as reserve driver for the Renault team for the 2010 season, and he was granted the opportunity to participate in several Friday practice sessions that year. He completed a full season racing for the Virgin team in 2011 with a string of consistent if not eye-catching finishes.

For the 2012 season, he was replaced by rookie Charles Pic, leaving him without a race seat. D'Ambrosio returned to the Renault outfit - now Lotus - retaking the reserve driver role. He participated in the Italian Grand Prix of 2012 in place of Romain Grosjean who was serving a one-race ban. D'Ambrosio remained in the test driver role for 2013 but left the team at the end of the year.

D'Ambrosio was one of the drivers who participated in the inaugural season of the Formula E championship, and he remained for 2015 and 2016.

Filed under Formula 1 drivers

Date	Title
02/12/2017	Sam Bird takes victory in opening Hong Kong race
23/11/2017	Who are they, anyway - Formula 1 to Formula E
20/06/2013	The Romain riddle
25/12/2012	F1 Advent Calendar 2012 - Roundup
05/09/2012	Italy 2012 - Race information
01/05/2012	Fernando Alonso leads first day of testing in Mugello
16/03/2012	Amy gets the red carpet treatment in Melbourne
09/11/2011	Abu Dhabi 2011 - Race information
05/10/2011	Japan 2011 - Race information
02/10/2011	What I would do with Vitaly Petrov

Date	Title
03/05/2012	From Marussia, with not much love

Date	Title
10/11/2013	Kimi Räikkönen to miss final two races of 2013
07/09/2012	Schumacher and Hamilton head sunny practice in Italy

Date	Update
02/12/2017	Yellow flag. Jérôme D'Ambrosio has stopped out on track, the red car halted alongside the barriers.

Rankings gains and losses

Date	Reason	Points
22/10/2012	Taking the Lotus around the Circuit of the Americas. No video yet, but some moody photos and good thoughts.	+2
29/11/2011	+2 for being optimistic in the face of adversity... and in the face of being booted from Virgin.	+2
22/11/2011	+3 for turning up to give his support to a Children in Need event at Quantel.	+3
15/11/2011	+1 for details of his romantic meal for two.	+1
08/11/2011	+1 for sharing what he'll miss from India.	+1
04/10/2011	+1 for sharing this picture of a giant hotel bed. I mean, giant!	+1
02/08/2011	+1 point for his, as Badger says: "70s cop shop entrance to his pit box."	+1
14/06/2011	+3 for a new website and FB account.	+3
07/06/2011	+1 for taking this team prank in good humour. +3 for yet more in the amusing video line.	+4
31/05/2011	+2 for taking part in the fashion show.	+2